"Every company in the world is going to need a social customer service team," says Joshua March, Conversocial co-founder & CEO, discussing his plans to grow his company.
Jim Atchison, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment president & CEO, discusses his company's record-setting financial performance last year; the future of tourism; and the benefits of private equity, with Stephen Schwarzman, BlackStone Group chairman & CEO.
"There's great hatred in politics like I've never seen before," says Donald Trump, Trump Organization chairman & president, discussing the political headwinds facing legislation to simplify tax reform and reduce the nation's huge deficits. Trump also weighs in on the Supreme Court's decision on immigration, with Stephen Schwarzman, BlackStone Group chairman & CEO.
"What private equity does is raise money from pension funds -- and it invests that money to buy companies," says Steve Schwarzman, Blackstone Group chairman, CEO & co-founder, explaining the merits of private equity and why the PE industry hasn't done a better job marketing.
"I think we saw some pent-up demand that occurred in the first quarter, along with a pull forward from the extremely warm winter," says Keith Wandell, Harley-Davidson chairman, CEO, and president, discussing his company's positive guidance for the remainder of the year.
Insight on what traders will be watching tomorrow, including housing, markets and the consumer, with Stephanie Link, TheStreet; Chad Morganlander, Stifel Nicolaus; and Fuad Ahmed, Just2Trade.
A look at what we can all learn from the world's greatest CEOs, with Robert Reiss, "The CEO Show" founder & host, and Dan Amos, Aflac Inc. chairman & CEO.
According to a recent Gallup poll, only 29 percent of Americans say they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot of confidence" in the U.S. education system. Michelle Rhee, StudentsFirst founder and CEO, discusses the quality of public education in the United States, with radio talk show host John Batchelor.
CNBC's Eamon Javers reports on the Washington Post's story analyzing Bain Capital's role in outsourcing jobs; and as President Obama lays out his battle plan against Romney, is the GDP getting enough attention? Jared Bernstein, former Biden chief economist; Steve Malanga, Manhattan Institute senior fellow; and Jim Garland, Sharp Details CEO, share their opinions.
Gigantic movie house, The Weinstein Company, has just secured $225 million in financing from UBS and Union Bank. CEO Harvey Weinstein discusses how his company will use the money to grow their business, the company's overseas success, the "Intouchables," and politics.
"What we see is a cautious consumer," says Clarence Otis, Darden Restaurants CEO, discussing the slowdown in restaurant sales; the impact of rising commodities prices; and his company's "mixed" fourth quarter earnings results.
CNBC's John Harwood reports on the details of Romney's immigration plan; and Henry Cisneros, CityView chairman & CEO; and T.J. Rodgers, Cypress Semiconductor CEO, weigh in on the presidential election and border militarization reforms.
"I think the pipeline master limited partnerships could be a terrific place to wait out the rocky markets," says Mad Money host Jim Cramer. Kelcy Warren, Energy Transfer Partners CEO, discusses MLPs and the state of natural gas.
"We are investing a lot of money," says Peter Evensen, Teekay Corporation CEO, discussing how his company is profiting in the shipping space, despite facing strong economic headwinds, and benefiting from the increase in liquid natural gas production.
Ron Cohen, Acorda Therapeutics president & CEO, offers insight on just how much potential his company's multiple sclerosis drug "AMPYRA" has in the pharmaceutical market.
Jean-Jacques Bienaime, BioMarin Pharmaceutical CEO, discusses his company's efforts to develop treatment products for Lysosomal Storage Disorders. "We are the opposite of big pharma, we look at a significant improvement in a small patient population," says Bienaime.
The "Street Signs" crew and Jan Kniffen, J. Rogers Kniffen WWE CEO, discuss the recent decline in JC Penney, whether its advertising strategies reach its customers, and the departure of the company's president Michael Francis.